Now-loosening railroad-spike



J. REVIS.

NON-LOOSENING RAILROAD SPIKE.-

APPLICATION FILED JAILZI. l9l9- 1,81%18; Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES :aEvIs, or CEDAR. RAPIDS, Iowa; Assreavon or ONE-THIRD To THOMAS JACKSON,

or CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. v

NON-LOOSENING RAILROAD-SPIKE.

r Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filcd J'anuary 21, 1919. Serial No. 272,318.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES Rnvrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids in the county of Linn, and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful 11nprovements in Non Loosening Railroad- Spikes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

My invention relates to improvements in rail fastening ineansand more particularly to means for insuring permanent engaging of the spikes with the base of the rails.

An important'ob-ject of this invention is to provide a spike of a peculiarconstruction.

adapted tobe used in combination with a plate adapted to forcethe head of the spike in permanent rigid contact with the base of a' rail. E

A further object of the invention is to vention'will be apparent during the course of the. following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a railway tie, and a rail showing my improved rail fastening means applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a perspective of a locking plate embodied in the invention, and

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a spike embodied in the invention.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a railway tie of the usual con struction and supporting a rail 6. The base 7 of the rail is adapted to be engaged by a spike generically designated by the numeral 8. The spike 8 comprises a shank 9 and an enlarged head 10 formed integral therewith. The shank 9 is connected to the head 10 through the medium of a reduced neck 11. The head 10 is provided with the usual rail engaging portion 12 having the under side thereof inclined as at 13.

Prior to driving the spike home, a triangular tapered wedge plate let is driven beneath the rail and will become embedded from the pressure as illustrated-in Fig. l. The triangular wedge plate 14lis tapered toward the forward end thereof to permit of its wedging beneath the rail. The under side of the triangular wedge plate Ll is provided with a transversely extending tie engaging angled projection 15. With reference to Fig. 1, it willbe seen that when the wedge plate l l is driven beneath the rail 6, the projection 15 will effectively prevent the accidental displacement of the wedge plate.

The-wedge plate is provided with a reetangular opening 16 adapted for the reception of the shank 9 of the spike. The rear portion of the head 10 is provided with an inclined shoulder 17 adapted to engage a transversely extending upstanding angled projection 18, similar to 15 and carried by the upper side of the wedge plate 14. The transversely extending projection 18 is arranged rearwardly of the opening 16 and is provided with an inclined contact face 19 conforming to the incline of the shoulder 17.

In applying my improved rail fastening device to a rail, the wedge plate 1% is first wedged beneath the base 7 of the rail as indicated in F 1. After driving the wedge plate 1% beneath the rail for the proper distance, the spike 8 is driven into the tie as indicated in Fig. 1.

,Upon the contacting of the shoulder 17 with the inclined face 19 of the angled projeetion 18, the head 10 will be forced in permanent rigid contact with the base of the rail. By reason of the locking mechanism, the release of the wedge plate 14 will not occur upon the driving home of the spike.

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, itis: understood that such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts as may be made, will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope ofthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with a rail; of a triangular tapered wedge-plate adapted to be driven between the rail and a tie and having Patented Oct. 21 1919.

' driven between the base of said rail and a tie, said Wedge plate having an opening therein; a spike adapted to be driven into a tie and through said opening; means carried by said wedge plate to lock the same in position; and a transversely extending angled projection carried by the upper side of said wedge plate and adapted to insure contact of the head of said spike with the base of said rail.

3. The combination with a tie, ofa tri-- angular tapered wedge plate adapted to be inserted between the base of arail and said tie, said wedge plate having an opening therein; a transversely extending angled projection carried by the under side of said wedge plate and adapted to engage sald tie for retaining said wedge plate securely in position; a spike adapted to be driven into said tie and through the opening in said wedge plate, a transversely extending angled projection arranged on the upper side of said wedge plate and disposed rearwardly of the opening therein, said upstanding projection having its forward face thereof inclined, said spike having an enlarged head 7 provided with an inclined shoulder on the side thereof adapted for contact with the inclined face of said upstanding projection.

4;. The combination with a tie; of a rail arranged upon said tie; a wedge plate adapted to be inserted between said rail and tie and having a spike receiving opening therein; a transversely extending angled projection arranged on each side of said wedge plate and disposed rearwardly of the opening therein; a spike adapted to be driven in said tie and through said wedge plate, said spike having an'enlarged head provided on one side with an inclined shoulder adapted to engage either of the said transversely extending angled projections.

5. A rail fastening device comprising a triangular longitudinally tapered wedge plate having a spike receiving opening therein; a transversely extending angled projection carried by the under side of said wedge plate and a transversely extending angled projection arranged on the upper side of said wedge plate each projection having one face thereof inclined, said angled projections being disposed rearwardly of the opening in said wedge plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of witnesses.

JAMES REVIS. Witnesses:

CARL H. JORDAN, THOMAS JACKSON, AMELIA'G. JACKSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for in cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

